Background
Behrens, Russell G. was born on May 19, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Russell G. Behrens
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Santa Ana College (Associate of Arts, 1956). University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1960).
Career
Worked at McCormick, Kidman & Behrens, Limited Liability Partnership (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Environmental Law, Water Law, Special Districts, Municipal Law, Real Property, Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Finance, Estate Planning and Probate, Land Use, (including CEQA Compliance), Natural Resources (including Oil and Gas Matters), Property Tax Matters, and Condemnation Actions. Admitted to the bar, 1961, California.
Phi Delta Phi.
Company-Author: "Domestic Uses of Water: A Battleground Over a Short Supply," Public Law, a publication of the State Bar of California Public Law Section, Summer, 1992. Deputy District Attorney, 1961-1963. General Counsel, Municipal Water District of Orange County, 1978.
San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, 1989.
Hemet/San Jacinto Groundwater Association, 1994. Special Counsel to cities and special districts on water rights and public law matters.
Member: Orange County (Member, Client Relations Committee, 1972-1990. Real Estate Section; Secretary, Orange County Barristers, 1964-1965) and American (Member: Natural Resources Section.
Economics of Law Practice Section.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, Public Law Section Executive Committee. Vice-Chairman, 1991-1992.
Real Property Law Section).
Association of California Water Agencies (Member, Legal Affairs Committee and Legislative Committee, 1975-1991. Chairman: Attorneys Conference, 1986.
Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1994). American Inns of Court (Member, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Legion Lex Inn, Orange County).
The partners and associates of McCormick, Kidman & Behrens have specialized in representing municipalities, special districts, business entities and individuals state-wide in matters of public law, eminent domain, water rights, environmental and land use issues.
The firm"s extensive experience in representing public entities enables it to provide a unique expertise to public entities as well as private companies and individual clients in these areas. The firm also provides representation and advise in the area of probate and estate planning, business transactions and litigation with considerable expertise. lieutenant is the philosophy of the firm to provide clients with attentive and efficient legal services.
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Membership
Member: Orange County (Member, Client Relations Committee, 1972-1990. Real Estate Section; Secretary, Orange County Barristers, 1964-1965) and American (Member: Natural Resources Section. Economics of Law Practice Section.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California (Member, Public Law Section Executive Committee. Vice-Chairman, 1991-1992.
Real Property Law Section). Association of California Water Agencies (Member, Legal Affairs Committee and Legislative Committee, 1975-1991.
